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Looking for games like Penguin Colony? Here are top open world platformer recommendations with a horror, thriller and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Dagon, Wanderlust Travel Stories or Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between.

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  1. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor
    96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.

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  2. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 89 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Take the role of various modern travelers, live their adventures and shape their stories. Relish in discovery and awe, longing and hope as you journey from Africa to Antarctica, from Europe to Asia. The change brought by this odyssey will be your own. Wanderlust is a bridge between literary experiences and gaming. A title that is meant to be taken in, experienced and felt. Perfect when you're tra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanderlust Travel Stories.

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  3. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 114 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between.

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  4. Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make Moku Proud.

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  5. SOMETHING IS HIDING ON THE ISLAND OF LEILBentley is on a mission to find his mother, Samantha, after she disappeared during an archaeological trip to the medieval settlement of Leil. Traveling to the island shrouded in shadow and mystery, Bentley blindly follows to bring her back – but the time-locked, blood-thirsty creatures of Leil await. Loosely based on Dante’s Inferno, you will venture thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Leil.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 1,720 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 16 reviews

    Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story. You, as Frank Gilman, open your eyes inside a room filled with strange, pulsating noises. Pat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conarium.

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  7. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    44% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    At the Mountains of Madness is an indie first-person horror adventure game with survival elements in which you assume the role of the Professor Dyer, geologist of the Miskatonic University, who in 1930 traveled to Antarctica as a leader of a research expedition. But in Antarctica disaster always lurks adventurers like a shadow. And in the most cold and desolate place on earth it is easy to find de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At the Mountains of Madness.

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  8. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story. From Fiction Factory GamesCreators of Arcade Spirits, Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, and Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadow Over Cyberspace.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Part horror part interactive poem about overcoming, and bittersweet surrender. A Butterfly is part of a larger project, BlueSuburbia, but was released as a standalone because it's very big. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Butterfly.

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  10. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City" (1921). Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze. “There were myriads of good reasons for shunning the nameless city, one for each strange tale passed from g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Nameless City.

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  11. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 5,618 reviews

    Delve into a hyper-cinematic adventure. You are a clone. You live at the world's end. You worship the last surviving human: the Allmother. When a dangerous rumour shatters your faith, you phase through time and memory—to expose a 1000-year-old lie. Relive. Reclaim. Resist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1000xRESIST.

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  12. The year of 2052. The dark future after the global flood. A young wanderer from the wasteland named Victor learns about the "city of dreams" in the northern mountains, where ancient technologies and an antediluvian way of life have survived. Deciding that he has nothing to lose, he goes on a risky trip to see it with his own eyes. Having reached the city, he quickly realizes that the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SALVATIONLAND.

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  13. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Embark on an enthralling journey in Realm of the Everbound, a narrative-driven adventure that weaves a tale of mystery, self-discovery, and the blurred lines between virtuality and reality. After a bizarre twist of fate, you find yourself trapped within a medieval fantasy game, not as the heroic human you once were, but as a sentient pumpkin with a penchant for dialogue and exploration. Navigate t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realm of the Everbound.

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  14. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    66% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    "The House" is a short psychological horror Indie game based on a fictional story. This is the first game of this video game saga. In "The House" you play an 18-year-old Spanish boy named Antonio who is home alone and one day he decided to leave home and when he returned he noticed things that were somewhat strange... Game features: VHS movie aesthetic. Character texts and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House [zebaxx].

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  15. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 926 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 36 reviews

    Buy Season: A letter to the future on PlayStation Store. Leave home on a bicycle trip into a mysterious new world and record life before it ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SEASON: A letter to the future.

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  16. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 822 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 1 reviews

    "The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is a horror themed murder mystery FMV game where you play as a therapist questioning patients. The game features the simplest of interfaces, over 1600 HD video responses, six main characters, and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game (which determines your story path)." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker.

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  17. 99 Fails is an impossibly difficult platformer set in Zeebo's surreal nightmare with bizarre monsters, set to music by legendary David Wise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 99 Fails.

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  18. Liphidain: Key Keeper is a classically inspired Pixel art 2D Action Platformer, with a focus on compelling combat and movement. Explore mixed environments in a familiar fantasy setting with lore and story that has been being developed and formed for over 20 years. From ancient guardians to foes of recent origin you'll fight to restore the knowledge and power that mankind had lost so long ago. You'… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liphidain: Key Keeper.

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  19. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best VR Work at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (2021) Nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Interactive Media Innovation category (2022) ABOUT GOLIATH Through mind-bending animation, GOLIATH: PLAYING WITH REALITY explores the limits of reality and a true story of so-called ‘schizophrenia’ and the power of gaming communities. Echo (… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goliath: Playing With Reality.

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  21. "Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a Chinese folk horror FMV mystery set around a forbidden ghost marriage ritual, a cursed nursery rhyme, and a series of grotesque deaths.  In a decaying mansion buried deep within a forgotten village, every room hides a secret, every voice carries a lie, and every step draws you closer to something that should have remained sealed.  Investigate the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 林葬屋前传:冥声.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 600 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    This is a story about death. Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luto.

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  23. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    90% User Score Based on 263 reviews

    [The tale of a twisted metamorphosis...]I woke up and found myself made... Out of Hands. Step into a nightmare like no other that unfolds forevermore. Insanity, uncertainty and the bizarre await... [The line between dreams and reality begins to blur.]With real video footage cut into collage, everyday objects take on a chilling new form. Mix and match organs, build your arsenal, and wield pecul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out Of Hands.

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  24. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 551 reviews

    The complete horror-comedy series! Join protagonist BB as she collects material for her zines in a mysterious world of drinky birds, secret rooms, dream resorts, waterparks, bort dolls, immersive theater, beachfront novelty shirts, police men, serial killers, art freeports and unorthodox medical treatment. Nobody's getting out of here alive! Voice Of The Killer BB joins a call center on the edge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anthology Of The Killer.

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  25. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    These dark, deep woods are home to wild creatures and wild magic, and they're only dangerous if you disrespect either one. They're also your home. Here, you're safe, loved, and free, and tonight is a very special night; a good one for a ritual. Until a stranger interrupts your plans, and turns your night, and your life in an entirely new direction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Three-Body Problem.

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  26. Escape is a platform-adventure game of new weird style. You will be in an uncontrollable research institution, and witness the site being disintegrated by Data Elimination. Seek a gleam of light desperately in the erosion of the darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ESCAPE SITE 13.

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  27. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,118 reviews

    A reverse-detective point-and-click adventure where, instead of choosing dialogue options, you control the character's face manually. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who's Lila?.

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  28. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 18,415 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Remains of Edith Finch.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    Beckett by The Secret Experiment is a surreal noir. A disturbing story of a missing-persons investigator, hired to find a young man suffering from a mental illness. It is a taste of the alternative - an experience that will make you question what it is to exist. It is a vivid musing on identity, memory and loss. It is unlike anything you will ever play. It wants to offend. Don't let it. Poor, poor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beckett.

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  30. Contact UsAdd the game to your wishlist to stay updated with the latest news and announcements. About the GameCode Qingfeng is a cinematic interactive drama and spy-thriller AVG set in the shadow of 1947 Shanghai. Step into the role of an elite underground Party agent with extraordinary intellect, where you must outthink, outmaneuver, and outwit equally brilliant enemies in a deadly game of wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 代号清风.

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  31. Destiny IsleGame Overview"Legend of the Solitary Isle" is a narrative adventure game that combines survival horror, multiplayer combat, and puzzle-solving elements. Set in a mysterious isolated academy, players take on the role of newcomer Xu Fan, uncovering the academy's chilling secrets while navigating between darkness and hope. Core Gameplay FeaturesMultiple Trial Modes Battle Royal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destiny Isle.

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    FoMO is an experimental first-person horror about paranoia, decay, and routines rotting before your eyes. Wake up. Work. Drink. Sleep. Something broke, and now everything is wrong. The apartment reeks of mold. The bar is empty like a grave. The office became a living maze that keeps shifting… and watching you. No weapons. No control. Only escape. The Game:FoMO is a suffocating horror focused o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FoMO.

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  33. Mind WithinCrafted by Helix Interactive Studios Mind Within is a psychological adventure game that takes you deep into the human mind—where imagination, memory, and trauma intertwine. Navigate surreal dreamscapes, solve layered puzzles, and face haunting manifestations of the subconscious as you uncover a deeply personal story of resilience and recovery. You play as a young protagonist trapped w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Within.

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  34. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Lightmatter with us! Join us for a walk down memory lane with 9 playable Lightmatter prototypes — spanning from 2013 to 2018! From its early inception as a university project called 'See You On The Other Side', to the full Steam release in 2020, we want to give something back to the community by providing an exclusive peak into the many iterations that Lightmat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightmatter Anniversary.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    86% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    You’ve wandered into a strange dimension while shopping. A mysterious monster is chasing you, You must escape. "Backmooms" is a first-person adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backmooms.

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  36. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 4,340 reviews

    STORYUSSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window. CHARACTERSMeet the cast. A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It.

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  37. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Look for your car in a series of mazes and parking lots while you talk to your therapist about feeling lost. An interactive short story about trying to make sense out of the unreal. Based on real dreams! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Dream About Parking Lots.

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  38. Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Political Ideology, Mixture of Steampunk and Cyberpunk Themed World Duration: 3-5 hours About: Text-Based, Linear Story, One Ending Story "In a world where honor is tainted and secrets run deep within three distinct units - The Foresight, The Ingenuity, and The Guardian, Garrett Marek finds himself entangled in a web of deception. A dystopian society r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transregnum.

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  39. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 118 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 5 reviews

    Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Case of John Morley.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    A distant echo of a forgotten melody. A flickering star in the night sky. The weight of an unanswered question... Immerse yourself in the cosmic symphony of Asterism - a playable indie-rock concept album set in outer space. Follow astronaut Ruby as she embarks on an emotional journey of self-discovery through a stunning, hand-crafted solar system, unlocking a playable music video with each planet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asterism.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 506 reviews

    Check out Our Lovecraftian CO-OP game About the GameNecrophosis invites you to immerse yourself in a mystical puzzle adventure set in a surreal universe, the environment itself becomes a nightmarish masterpiece, filled with unsettling shapes and haunting visuals. A MA·CA·BRE WORLD Billions of years after the universe met its demise, you awaken in a realm where death reigns supreme but even dea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrophosis.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 1,112 reviews

    It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to and Roger.

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  43. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    Demo 10 Dead Doves is a short, singleplayer, fixed-perspective horror story set in the heart of the Appalachian wilderness.  Avoid strange noises, collect lifelines, and creep through a forest that seems to hate you. Will you discover why the birds drop dead -- or leave behind nothing but footprints? (Approx. 30+ minute playtime. Contains parts of Act I. Demo may not represent the final produ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Dead Doves.

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  44. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    60% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    "I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why." - H. P. Lovecraft An indie adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness where you will assume the role of geologist William Dyer, leader of the Miskatonic University Expedition to the antarctic continent. Experience rising tension when all contact is lost with the advanc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mountains of Madness.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    86% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    Pieces of me is a psychological thriller drama in the genre of "walking simulator", which is a spin-off to the game "September 7th" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pieces of me.

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  46. Game StoryAdapted from the third to seventh chapters of the ancient Chinese chapter novel "[/b] Scholars[/b]", the original work by Wu Jingzi. In the mid-Ming Dynasty, [/b]Fan Jin[/b], a Tongsheng in Guangdong, took the imperial examination from the age of 20 to the age of 54. He took the exam 20 times, but still failed once. He is the laughing stock among neighbors and villagers, living… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ru Lin Wai Shi Fan Jin.

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    Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirages.

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  48. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 72,832 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 29 reviews

    The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outer Wilds.

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  49. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    95% User Score Based on 82 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Cuccchi is a game where you explore beautiful dioramas and go through dangerous and trippy labyrinths, in a journey inside the paintings of Enzo Cucchi. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CUCCCHI.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 141 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    From the co-creator of Anodyne. In this surreal, PSX-like adventure, learn someone's secrets and experiences by exploring their mind. Control Yuito as you explore his estranged and dying father's "Memory World" - what surreal and supernatural things will you find? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Our Asias.

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